Glossary
Bavaria
a region in Southern German known for its unique dialect, King Ludwig who built dozens of castles and most famously, for inventing OKTOBERTFEST.
Bier
beer
Black Forest
a region in Southern Germany known for its thick forest and the setting for popular fairy tales
Boehringer
in 1859, German immigrant Henry Boehringer became Batesville’s first major builder. A three-story building with a basement on East Pearl Street (formerly known as Broadway Street) became known as the Boehringer Hall because of the dance floor on the third story. The Sherman honors his memory and accomplishments with a banquet hall and exclusive ranch dressing named after Mr. Boehringer.
Borscht
a soup popular in several Eastern European cuisines. The variety most commonly associated with the name in English is of Ukrainian origin and includes beetroots as one of the main ingredients. Our variation takes a German spin, and uses golden beets, which deliver a milder flavor than traditionally used red beets. Borscht derives from an ancient soup originally cooked from pickled stems, leaves and umbels of common hogweed, a herbaceous plant growing in damp meadows, which lent the dish its Slavic name. Ours is made by combining our house made chicken stock and vegetables, which includes beets, green cabbage, carrots, yellow potatoes and spices.
Bratkartofflen
Potatoes first boiled, then peeled and finally fried with spices.
Chocolate
Chocolat
Dunkel
blackened or dark
Falscher
fake, an imposter
Geschnetzeltes
meat cut into strips
Golden Beets
flavor is milder than red beets with a slightly earthy, but with a nuttiness to them reminiscent of walnuts, and a mild sweetness like the smell of apples or apricots
Hase
Rabbit
Käsespätzle
German macaroni and cheese, sort of
Maultaschen
ravoli; literally translated “mouth pocket”
Pomegranate
A fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree that bears a ruby red, delicious and nutrient rich fruit
Potato Dumpling
Cooked potatoes mashed and then mixed with flour and egg, shaped into a ball and boiled.
Rouladen
served in the form of a roll
Sauer
tart or sour
Schloss
a castle, palace or manor house
Spätzle
a kind of soft, egg and flour noodle
Speck
Small diced pieces of bacon, fully cooked adds both flavor and texture
Swabian
someone or something from the southwestern part of Germany
Zürcher
someone or something from Zürich, Switzerland